Report: Best and worst states for racial equality in education

With predominantly white school districts receiving $23 billion more funding per year than predominantly non-white districts, on June 6, WalletHub released its report on the Best States for Racial Equality in Education.

In order to determine which states have the most racial equality in education, WalletHub compared the 50 states across six key metrics. Their data compared the difference between white and black Americans in areas such as high school and college degrees, test scores and graduation rates.

Below, you can see Top 10 for the best and worst states highlighted in the report.  Also provided below is a table showing how all U.S. fared in their racial equality in education.

Most Equality	Least Equality
1. New Mexico	41. Massachusetts
2. Wyoming	42. New Jersey
3. West Virginia	43. South Carolina
4. Oregon	44. Illinois
5. Vermont	45. Pennsylvania
6. Hawaii	46. Nebraska
7. Kentucky	47. New York
8. Texas	48. Connecticut
9. Arizona	49. Minnesota
10. Oklahoma	50. Wisconsin

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State Education Systems with the Most Racial Equality

Overall Rank*	State	Total Score
1	New Mexico	77.24
2	Wyoming	76.47
3	West Virginia	75.28
4	Oregon	66.02
5	Vermont	62.79
6	Hawaii	62.11
7	Kentucky	60.38
8	Texas	58.32
9	Arizona	58.26
10	Oklahoma	57.03
11	Maine	56.56
12	Delaware	55.72
13	Montana	54.15
14	Arkansas	53.50
15	Georgia	53.46
16	Tennessee	52.60
17	New Hampshire	52.51
18	Alabama	51.30
19	Mississippi	50.93
20	Indiana	50.18
21	Alaska	49.00
22	Nevada	48.70
23	North Dakota	48.25
24	Washington	48.13
25	South Dakota	47.58
26	Idaho	47.31
27	Rhode Island	44.92
28	Florida	43.74
29	North Carolina	43.72
30	California	42.80
31	Utah	39.91
32	Iowa	39.72
33	Louisiana	38.47
34	Kansas	38.21
35	Maryland	38.05
36	Missouri	36.78
37	Virginia	34.61
38	Colorado	34.26
39	Michigan	34.21
40	Ohio	32.38
41	Massachusetts	31.88
42	New Jersey	31.46
43	South Carolina	31.12
44	Illinois	30.00
45	Pennsylvania	29.23
46	Nebraska	29.06
47	New York	27.10
48	Connecticut	21.45
49	Minnesota	18.96
50	Wisconsin	12.60

*No. 1 = Most Equality

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To view the full WalletHub report regarding U.S. states and racial equality in education, visit:  https://wallethub.com/edu/states-education-racial-equality/75962/      

And for more on the subject, see the video from WalletHub accompanying this article.

(Source: WalletHub / Best States for Racial Equality in Education)

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